PATTERNS IN NATURE FOR FABRIC PRINT & ORIGAMIProject 25

Sometimes we can see similar colours in natural things that live far apart, like in a garden or in the depths of the sea...

How many Patterns can be found in all the familiar natural things we see?

Let’s look at colour & shape in nature....

Some patterns & colours have a lot of depth, some have less. Try to look only at outlines or only at colour of a chosen piece in Nature, rather than the whole thing all at once.

The outline can be drawn to get to know the plant’s structure

What about just looking at the colours? There are many in this one plant, separate them & play with colour! Try using watercolours if you have them.

Can you find...

...any beautiful shapes & patterns in books, online or even...

...in your Kitchen?

You can have a look for these types of fruit & veg in the supermarket, or have a go drawing these ones...

Maybe you have some of your own favourites in your kitchen? Maybe you could paint just the colours, like we did with the plant!

Looking at Pattern & Colour, not at form, get closer up!

Draw the pattern, Paint the colours, but not the kiwi. You could pick your own favourite thing in Nature & look closer.

If drawing the outlines has inspired you, you may have some great designs for prints we can make onto fabric. Prints can be used for bags, aprons, t-shirts, cushions or framed works...

Make your own examples of painted close ups of colourful natural things like fruit, veg, butterflies,shells...

Sculpture & Collage with Painted Fabric

Using your paintings made at home, we can create paintings on fabric when back at 305, we can cut & fold the pieces as with Origami, to make your chosen piece from Nature.

ORIGAMI – practice at home with paper cut into large squares

Fold paper square in half Open & fold each edge in towards centre It will look like a kite!

Turn over & fold up the narrow end towards the top, but not all the way Make 8 of these petals & tuck one into the

fold of the next as you go Your Origami flower is complete!